iPhone 14 leaks have already revealed a sequence of jaw-dropping design modifications, however now a number of studies have uncovered what’s more likely to show Apple’s most divisive design determination of all of them.
In a pair of studies 24 hours aside, acclaimed business insider Ming-Chi Kuo and revered web site 9to5Mac have revealed that Apple intends to create a generational efficiency hole between iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Professional fashions. This can considerably cut up the efficiency inside a brand new vary for the primary time in iPhone historical past (Edit: iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C however these have been clear premium/funds units).
“Solely two Professional fashions would improve to the A16 processor, whereas the 14 & 14 Max will stay the A15,” explains Kuo. “All 4 new fashions will seemingly include 6GB RAM, with the distinction being LPDDR 5 (14 Professional & 14 Professional Max) vs. LPDDR 4X (14 & 14 Max).”
9to5Mac agrees, saying its “sources affirm that there shall be two new iPhone 14 fashions based mostly on the A15 chip, whereas two others could have a model new chip… Apple may use the high-end model of its A15 Bionic chip within the entry-level iPhone 14 fashions, as 9to5Mac additionally heard from our personal sources that each one this 12 months’s iPhones could have 6GB of RAM. The corporate may even rebrand the chip as ‘A15X’.”
By “high-end”, 9to5Mac is referring to the marginally extra highly effective model of the A15 within the iPhone 13 Professional and iPhone 13 Professional Max. It has an additional GPU core and the aforementioned 6GB of RAM. Rebranding it as A15X would rewrite historical past, however could possibly be justified as a needed branding clarification for iPhone prospects.
9to5Mac additionally states that iPhone 14 Professional and Professional Max fashions could also be barely taller (to accommodate their i-shaped show cutouts) whereas Apple continues to be engaged on satellite tv for pc communication providers for iPhones (codename “Stewie”) although there may be at present no indication this shall be prepared for 2022 fashions.
However the huge information right here is Apple doubling down on the elevated separation of its Professional and non-Professional manufacturers. As I wrote final week, following a leak revealing normal iPhone 14 fashions shall be unchanged externally from the iPhone 13:
“Lately, non-Professional MacBooks and iPads have retained older designs even when getting the newest {hardware}… Apple has additionally widened the value hole between Professional and non-Professional units and, with rumors of iPhone worth hikes, will probably be fascinating to see if this additionally occurs with the iPhone 14 vary.”
We await iPhone 14 worth leaks with bated breath.
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